LillysGranny

A good "program" should address cardio, strength, and flexibility (not necessarily all in the same workout, just over the course of each handful of days). Focusing on only one part of the plan will only get you so far on your road to health and fitness.

As long as you're accounting for the fact they have around 300 calories each, I don't see a problem. They're loaded with monounsaturated fats (good), potassium, and they very satisfying! I'd go so far as to say there's about 800 calories worth of happy tummy in one 300 calorie avocado!

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This comes from Dr. Ann Kulze's newsetter...she does sell her books on her site, but she references peer-reviewed materials like The Journal of Clinical Nutrition and similar sources. So, while it is TRUE that correlation DOES NOT equal cause-and-effect, in most of life's endeavors I've tried to copy people who've…

A recent compilation of evidence from one of the large, long-term nutritional studies shows a 16% increase in stroke risk for people with a one-a-day soda habit.....doesn't matter if it's regular or diet. I'll stick with my water, coffee, and green tea!

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When I eat eggs, I eat whole eggs. I wonder if they considered the possibility that maybe it's what they eat with their eggs that's causing all the trouble. Eggs = whole, real food.

peanut butter oatmeal.....mmmmm.

You had me at coffee...... I used to drink either Starbuck's house blend or 5 O'Clock french roast until my grinder broke....now I'm drinking Maxwell House Original and Green Mountain Coffee Nantucket Blend in the keurig. I hope I'll have a new grinder soon. I drink my coffee black most of the time and every once in a…

I would focus on catching up with family and friends that my normal school and work schedule keep me from seeing very often. And maybe I'd take one "pajama day" (wake up, lounge around in my jammies and read, watch TV, nap or whatever, and then sometime in the evening take a shower and put on clean jammies). There's…

There's a difference between a "flat" belly and a "ripped" belly. Even people with some fat can have a flat belly and a lot of legit research points to good fats as being an important part of any plan that hopes to reduce belly fat. While it's true that you won't get any results as long as your caloric intake exceeds the…

The turkey bacons I've tried are really pretty good. They're still full of nitrates/nitrites though, so I only eat any bacon very occasionally. I did try one all natural turkey bacon --bleh.

Slice them into 1-1 1/2" thick slices, scoop out a bowl in the middle and fill with chicken salad, tuna salad, hummus.....yummy. I got this idea from a kids cookbook--you can use olives, pimentos, etc to make faces on top.

Crazy variations is calories....always look for confirmation. In this case, I think you made the right choice.

Many medical experts beleive that long-term excessive sodium consumption is what causes our blood pressure to creep up over the years, resulting in a huge number of Americans ending up on blood pressure meds. Additionally, excessive sodium is hard on your kidneys. As far as weight loss, I do not think sodium will prevent…

Stick with your plan. The scale will respond in a few weeks....bet you'll be pleasantly suprised!

Most days I'm over 100g. Plain, non-fat Greek yogurt helps me a LOT (15 g protein and only 80 calories).

I actually like cottage cheese, but then I started watching my sodium and decided it had more than I wanted. Now I eat plain Greek yogurt instead, sometimes with a handful of chopped walnuts stirred in. I also used to like to mix the cottage cheese with fruit flavored yogurt to up the protein.

Boneless and skinless should be fine in the crockpot -- no fat to soak back in. I use an instant read thermometer when I cook chicken in the oven or on the grill. I try to pull it when it hits 165 degrees.

I do think that sometimes extra weight can put a lot of strain on your knees, hips, ankles if you try to do too much impact. Also, I often have had people tell me how much better their bad knees feel when they're at the right weight. But, if you've done the first two weeks and feel good and you're enjoying it, then keep at…

Yes, I do! I live in a small town and am fairly well known as a health nut so I've even had people stand between me and their cart while we were chatting so I couldn't see what they had in there.....and heaven forbid I ever run into anyone with a bag of chips or carton of ice cream in MY buggy!

There is a ton of very mixed evidence about artificial sweeteners floating around--who's right? I guess it would take an actual scientific study to figure it out. What I've personally noticed is that fake sweeteners are WAY sweeter than anything that occurs naturally or even regular old table sugar. Consuming artificially…

I got into a eating-while-studying habit that was tough to break. Now I usually choose decaf green tea (unsweetened). It gives me something to do with my hands and my mouth and the tea is supposed to be very good for you. So, I guess the point is you have to consciously make a new habit--drink green tea like me, go for a…

I want to agree with you--the last place I need extra government intervention is in my refrigerator or the drive through line BUT who pays the health care costs for all of the people over-consuming fast food garbage? Who takes care of their children because they are too sick to do it themselves? I say, if someone is…

I work almost full-time, go to school almost full-time and have a full family life, so I feel your pain. One thing that helps me is that I have resigned myself to the fact that I might have to eat a lot of repeats to make it all work. Lunch is usually something wrapped in a high fiber tortilla w/ a bag of raw veggies. I…

I don't want to know if they are.....I am addicted to my Keurig!!

Carolina is my real name. When I first started amateur kickboxing, a promoter put me on an event poster and when my then 2 yr old granddaughter, Lilly, saw it, she said,"It's Lilly's Granny!" I had that embroidered on my fight shorts and I'm using it here. It reminds me that I'm a fighter and that I have an awesome (now 6…

You can lose weight, but your neighbor will probably always be a jerk. Add me if you like! And good luck to you!

My granddaughter and I made cute "centipedes" with banana slices, peanut butter, a few halved pretzel sticks and 2 raisins for eyes. They were adorable and tasty! Monster mouths (green apple, pb, slivered almond teeth) are another fun one. My granddaughter went through a picky stage, but she eats most everything now. I…

I shower after the gym and always wear clean workout clothes, unless I've been digging in the dirt or something.